Beaches

•Pemaquid Beach Park

In New Harbor, Pemaquid Beach is mid-coast Maine's only sandy beach. Near the Moorings, this park offers a white sand beach, food, showers, and a view of John's Bay.

Boat Tours

•Balmy Days II

Boat from Boothbay Harbor to Monhegan Island

•Cap'n Fish's Puffin Nature Cruise

•Hardy Boat Cruises

New Harbor's sightseeing and Monhegan Island Ferry. Short ride from the Moorings.

Country Fairs

•Common Ground Country Fair

Sponsored by Maine Organic Farmers, the Common Ground Fair is September 19, 20, 21st in Unity.

•Maine Agricultural Fairs

Up to date information on all fairs.

Cultural and Performing Arts Center

•Maine Gallery and Studio Guide

•Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick

Broadway in Maine. One hour from the Moorings.

•The Chocolate Church Arts Center at Bath

45 minutes from the Moorings.

•The Firehouse Gallery

Fishing

•Lobstering at Pemaquid Point

Golf

• Wawenock Golf Club, Walpole

Visitors are welcome. Discounts for guests of the Moorings.

Historical Sites

•Colonial Pemaquid

Reconstructed Fort William Henry, archaeological excavations, museum, and Fort House. 5 minutes from the Moorings.

Kayaking

Lighthouses

•Lighthouses of Maine

•Monhegan Island Light

Monhegan's history goes back over 400 years. A lighthouse was first built here in 1824. The current 47 foot tower of unpainted granite blocks dates from 1850, and sits atop the center of the small island, 178 feet above the water.

•Monhegan Lighthouse Tour

•Pemaquid Light

Local Events

Miles Memorial Hospital League's Annual Rummage Sale

In its 54rd year, August 14th through 16th in Damariscotta

Olde Bristol Days

New Harbor, August 6th through 10th.

Pemaquid Oyster Festival

Damariscotta, September 21st

Monhegan Island

•Monhegan Island

Narrative. Update: we now have Island power.

•Monhegan Island History

Tony's History.

•Panorama of Monhegan

Through photographs, a dramatic sense of what awaits visitors to Monhegan.

•The Moorings Monhegan

High and Low Moorings are our two comfortable rental homes.(2-week minimum rental). Located below the Monhegan Lighthouse overlooking the ocean and harbor, there are superb views from the many decks. The interiors are spacious and fully furnished.

•Tour the Island

•Visitor's Guide to Monhegan

The best, most informative up to date description and guide to Monhegan Island on the web.

More Information and Ideas

•Aggregate Reviews for the Moorings

•Amtrak Downeaster

Train from Portland to Boston.

•Concord Trailways

Transportation to closest town, Damariscotta, from Boston: South Station-Logan connection.

•Foster's Auction Gallery

A day of fun and treasures! 40 minutes from the Moorings.

•History of Bristol, Maine

Learn about the historical traditions which come to our country from our namesake, Bristol, England.

•Midcoast Maine Overview

Superlatives of summer in Maine.

•Our Own: The Magnificent Back Cove

•Pemaquid Peninsula (Aerial View)

Museums

•Joshua Chamberlain Civil War Museum

•Maine Maritime Museum

Shipbuilding traditions and seafaring adventures.

•Owls Head Transportation Museum

This is a wonderful museum (loved the 1913 Rolls Royce limousine!) of antique cars and airplanes. Every Sunday there is an antique auto and aeroplane (the restored biplanes are actually flown!) show. 40 minutes north from New Harbor.

•Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square

•The Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center, Rockland

The Farnsworth Art Museum (30 minutes from the Moorings) offers a nationally recognized collection of American art in its elegantly appointed galleries. Eleven exhibitions during the year will celebrate the Farnsworth's 60th birthday and Maine's role in American art. The Wyeth Center exclusively features works of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth.

Nature

•Audubon

The world famous society's website with much information on Maine birds and birding.

•Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

The Gardens are located on 248 waterfront acres on Barter's Island Road in Boothbay.

Dodge Point Public Nature Preserve

3 miles out of Damariscotta on the River Road, Dodge Point winds its way along the Damariscotta River. This 506-acre park is great for hiking interior and shore trails and trail maps are available.

•Gulf of Main Aquarium

The aquatic research and educational center in Portland.

•Maine Birding

The Puffin phenomena. Also terns, laughing gulls and black guillemots.

•Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve

In New Harbor, this large tidal pool was a favorite spot of Rachel Carson and dedicated to her in 1970.

Restaurants

Anchor Inn

Casual waterfront dining on Round Pond Harbor.

Little Echo Lobster

Skip Hanna will cook fresh lobsters and clams to go.

•New Harbor Fisherman's Co-op

On the north side for eat-in, take out lobsters. 5 minutes from the Moorings.

•Pemaquid Fisherman's Co-op

Gorgeous views, informal setting, steamers and lobsters daily. 10 minutes from the Moorings.

Riverview Eatery

Located on the site of the old Riverview Market, this new eatery is open 7AM to 7PM. Italian specialties are on the menu as well as chili, homemade soups, sandwiches and pizza. Order a special dish in the morning for dinner pick-up.

Samoset Restaurant

Good food, handy to the Moorings.

Shaw's Fish and Lobster Wharf Restaurant

Casual inside/outside dining (fresh lobsters, clams) on the wharf. Route 32 across the harbor.

The Sea Gull Shop at Pemaquid Point

Breakfast with a view of Monhegan Island.

Tides and Weather

•Local Weather

Links to sites with satellite images, synoptic weather maps, radar maps, etc. MEMA's general weather information page.

•Tide Charts

For Midcoast Maine and Penobscot Bay.

Whale Watching

•Boothbay Whale Watch

Experience the adventure of seeking the world's largest mammals aboard the Harbor Princess.

•Boothbay Whale Watching

Boothbay is 45 minutes from the Moorings.